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Forage report for 37.4280, -105.4359

Estimated forage here is better than about 87% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it stands out most in fall (95th percentile) and lowest in spring (63rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: alfalfa (nearest 0.3 mi N); peas (nearest 2.9 mi W, grown 1 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), 0.27 mi W.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 62nd percentile (spring 42nd, summer 75th, fall 97th)
  • Colorado: 87th percentile (spring 63rd, summer 80th, fall 95th)
  • Arizona/New Mexico Plateau: 98th percentile (spring 87th, summer 98th, fall 98th)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Colorado, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Apr 1 — Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Main flow: May 16 to Sep 15 — Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Alfalfa: about 99 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.3 mi N, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 246 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 809 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.1 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 75 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.4 mi NW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 179 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.9 mi SW, blooms early Jul – early Sep
  • Alfalfa: about 468 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.7 mi S, blooms early Jul – early Sep

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Native wildflowers, Early trees (maple, willow, poplar); light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Alfalfa, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Native wildflowers; white
  • Fall honey (September to November): Alfalfa, Spotted and diffuse knapweed, Green/yellow rabbitbrush, Rubber rabbitbrush; extra light amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Alfalfa, Dandelion, Clovers: white, alsike and red, Spotted and diffuse knapweed; extra light amber

Things to watch

  • No digital FEMA flood map here. FEMA has no digital flood map for this area. Ask the county, and look for low ground near creeks before placing hives.

An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.